Preview - Group B: Palestine v Kuwait

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Preview - Group B: Palestine v Kuwait

Doha: Palestine and Kuwait will both be aiming to bounce back when they lock horns in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 Group B fixture at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday.

Palestine started their campaign on a promising note with a 0-0 draw against Korea Republic, but back-to-back defeats – 3-1 to Jordan and a hard-fought 1-0 loss to Iraq – have left them at the bottom of the table.

Preview - Group B: Korea Republic v Iraq

Tue, 15 Oct, 2024

Preview - Group B: Korea Republic v Iraq

Yongin: Korea Republic will be confident of claiming a third straight victory when they host Iraq in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 Group B clash at the Yongin Mireu Stadium on Tuesday.

The home side are enjoying a positive run of form and lead the group ahead of Iraq, with both on seven points. 

Preview - Group A: Kyrgyz Republic v DPR Korea

Tue, 15 Oct, 2024

Preview - Group A: Kyrgyz Republic v DPR Korea

Bishkek: It will be a meeting between two teams desperately in need of a win when Kyrgyz Republic welcome DPR Korea to the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium for their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 Group A tie on Tuesday.

Debutants Kyrgyz Republic have yet to register points on the board while DPR Korea only have two from their previous three matches.

Preview - Group C: Japan v Australia

Tue, 15 Oct, 2024

Preview - Group C: Japan v Australia

Saitama: On-fire Japan will look to make it four wins in a row when they face Australia in their AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 Group C tie on Tuesday.

Hajime Moriyasu’s side came through their toughest test so far in winning 2-0 away at Saudi Arabia on Thursday and will be brimming with confidence for this encounter at Saitama Stadium 2002.

Preview - Group C: China PR v Indonesia

Tue, 15 Oct, 2024

Preview - Group C: China PR v Indonesia

Qingdao: China PR face a make or break situation when they take on Indonesia in the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 on Tuesday.

Three defeats from as many matches have left China PR rooted at the bottom of Group C and Branko Ivankovic’s side must start picking up points if they are to keep their FIFA World Cup 2026 hopes alive.

Despite being the lowest ranked team in the group, Indonesia have yet to be beaten and Ivankovic knows China PR cannot be complacent.

#AsianQualifiers - MD3: 5 Takeaways

Sat, 12 Oct, 2024

#AsianQualifiers - MD3: 5 Takeaways

Kuala Lumpur: Matchday Three of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 lived up to expectations with nine thrilling matches played across the continent.

As the teams prepare for the next round of fixtures on Tuesday, the-AFC.com summarises five key takeaways from Thursday's action.